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Re: Wireworld vs Analysis Plus (Jon Risch, any opinions ?)

These are just my personal opinions on the two brands.

Wireworld makes some good stuff, but does not have the kind of exposure in retail outlets that the other major brands do, nor do they advertise as much.

The basic concepts behind the Wireworld cables is good sound physics, and the only potential downside, is the use of braided conductors, which might invoke the dreaded "strand-jumping" effect. While much has been made of this, it does not seem to be as large a factor as other issues, and also seems to depend on the actual implementation and copper purity.

They do use superior insulating materials in their higher priced models, and some of these have sounded pretty good to me.

As for AP, as far as I am concerned, their 'oval' is just a gimmick to get a patent, and I am very dissappointed in the use of 'science' to bash other cables, while their own 'science' is not necessarily theorectically superior or preferrable. Theoretically, a perfectly concentric cylinder would be superior, given that they are not implementing a true ribbon conductor geometry.

They work and sound good aside from the oval shape, rather than necessarily because of it. To me, the biggest downside of the AP cables is the lack of a superior insulating material between the conductors. Heck, even Goertz has come out with a teflon insulated version of their ribbon cables.


Jon Risch


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